Book II
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Book II is the second book of Herodotus' *Histories*, focusing largely on Egypt’s geography, customs, and history.
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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part of a historical work ⓘ |
| author | Herodotus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Egyptian animals
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Egyptian burial customs ⓘ Egyptian chronology ⓘ Egyptian clothing ⓘ Egyptian cosmology ⓘ Egyptian customs ⓘ Egyptian festivals ⓘ Egyptian food and diet ⓘ Egyptian funerary practices ⓘ Egyptian geography ⓘ Egyptian history ⓘ Egyptian kings ⓘ Egyptian marriage customs ⓘ Egyptian measurement of time ⓘ Egyptian medicine ⓘ Egyptian military customs ⓘ Egyptian myths and legends ⓘ Egyptian oracles ⓘ Egyptian priesthood ⓘ Egyptian religion ⓘ Egyptian religious rituals ⓘ Egyptian river transport ⓘ Egyptian sacred animals ⓘ Egyptian sacred sites ⓘ Egyptian social customs ⓘ Egyptian temples ⓘ Heliopolis NERFINISHED ⓘ Labyrinth of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake Moeris NERFINISHED ⓘ Memphis NERFINISHED ⓘ Nile River NERFINISHED ⓘ Nile flooding ⓘ Thebes NERFINISHED ⓘ mummification ⓘ pyramids of Egypt ⓘ relations between Greeks and Egyptians ⓘ |
| followedBy | Book III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Book I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
ethnography
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historiography ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryTheme | description of Egypt ⓘ |
| hasSecondaryTheme | comparison of Egyptian and Greek customs ⓘ |
| includedIn | ancient Greek literature ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mainFocus | Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Histories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | 2 ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | 5th century BCE ⓘ |
| workForm | prose ⓘ |
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